These are wildcat cartridges and are offered in custom rifles.
I picked up a 700 in 17 Fireball in a trade a couple of years ago. Shot it, it was OK. Sold it. But I have customers who love it for varminting.
I have 2 of them. Ammo is still produced. Not enough oomph to make it stand out against the newer offerings.
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218 Bee, 219 Donaldson Wasp, 219 Zipper, the 4,000 fps 220 Swift, 257 Roberts
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Cartridges from the 1930s don't have much market appeal. You don't see those cartridges very often for the same reasons as above.
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The Remington XP100 bolt action handgun in 221 Remington Fireball
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The XP-100 was produced for almost 50 years. That's a long time for any design. There was never a lot of demand for them except from target and silhouette shooters. They were also produced in 223, 7-08, 7BR, 308 and others for hunters. For the last 10 or so years of its production, it was a Custom Shop offering. Handgun hunting is a pretty uncommon thing, and it's hard for an industrial company to make money making toys for just a few people.
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lest we forget the 5mm remington mag
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The 591/592 rifles in 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnum were introduced in 1970 and discontinued in 1974. Ammo was produced until 1980-ish. Again, no demand, no market, no production. It developed a cult-like following in a very short time, I am amazed Remington couldn't make it work. Aguila made some ammo a few years ago, I haven't heard if they are going to do another run. Pity, the 5mm RRM had everything going for it except Remington.